1922
Born April 26, 1922
Harrison, NJ, USA
Sam Dente Notable
b. April 26, 1922 · Boston Red Sox 1947, St. Louis Browns 1948, Washington Senators 1949–1951, Chicago White Sox 1952–1953, Cleveland Indians 1954–1955
Sam Dente played for five clubs across nine seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1947 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1955.
Across 745 games he batted .252, with 585 hits and 205 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 78 doubles and 9 stolen bases.
He played 563 games at shortstop, with 1,524 assists and 109 errors. He turned 345 double plays.
He was born in Harrison, NJ, USA on April 26, 1922, and died on April 21, 2002. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | BOS | 46 | 168 | 14 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 0 | .232 |
| 1948 | SLB | 98 | 267 | 26 | 72 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 1 | .270 |
| 1949 | WSH | 153 | 590 | 48 | 161 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 31 | 24 | 4 | .273 |
| 1950 | WSH | 155 | 603 | 56 | 144 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 39 | 19 | 1 | .239 |
| 1951 | WSH | 88 | 273 | 21 | 65 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 3 | .238 |
| 1952 | CHW | 62 | 145 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .221 |
| 1953 | CHW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | CLE | 68 | 169 | 18 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 0 | .266 |
| 1955 | CLE | 73 | 105 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0 | .257 |
| Career | — | 745 | 2320 | 205 | 585 | 78 | 16 | 4 | 214 | 167 | 96 | 9 | .252 |
On this day & linked events
2002
Died April 21, 2002
Image: Bowman, public domain